BLACKADDER 2025 LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC839162 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-02➕SMILLIE, Ross appointedsecretary
- 2025-04-02➖TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-04-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-04-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACKADDER 2025 LIMITED
- 2025-02-26➕SMILLIE, Ross appointeddirector
- 2025-02-26➕SMILLIE, William Harry appointeddirector
- 2025-02-26➕TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-02-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ross Smillie Individual · British · DOB 10/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/02/2025 |
Mr William Harry Smillie Individual · British · DOB 08/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/02/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 1 Duns Road
Greenlaw
Duns
Scottish Borders
TD10 6XJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
SMILLIE, Ross→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-02-26
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SMILLIE, William Harry→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2025-02-26
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TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2025-02-26 · resigned 2025-04-02
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Recent filings (5 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-26